rear shocks mounted upside down?

[76stepsidechevy]

I replaced the older than me ranchos today with a new set of skyjackers and the rear two had to be mounted upside down so the shock body didn't hit the axle. Anyone know if that affects the way the shocks work ? they are hydro 7000s on my 76 k10 with a 4 inch lift

[cjlinkster]

On most shocks, it doesn't matter which way that they are installed. Unless if the manufacture specific states otherwise.

[cr34t3d_by_d4rkd3n]

Yes it matters unless its a full nitrogen shock. Guessing u didnt drop 700bucks. So shes got fluid and nitrogen unless their rock crawler shocks. They need to be shaft up. For hundreds of reasons.
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[cr34t3d_by_d4rkd3n]

Rock shocks tend to just have fluid. Some have a fill port tk act as a street shock or air out when u hit the trail... U say uts cobtacting? Got pics?
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[ymerej71]

If it's a twin-tube shock is need to be mounted upright... here's why!

Most modern shock absorbers utilize a twin (dual) tube construction; in order to work properly the inner of the two tubes (working chamber) should stay completely filled with oil. The outer (reserve) tube contains an oil reserve along with air or a pressurized gas. If the unit is mounted inverted (rod side down), the air or gas in the outer chamber can enter the inner working chamber, resulting in poor damping performance. Therefore, twin tube shock absorbers should not be mounted upside down (or on their side), with the exception of specially designed units that incorporate a gas cell, or cellular gas material, designed to keep the gas retained in the outer reserve tube.

[76stepsidechevy]

Thanks guys, looks like I'll have to find a way to move the shocks out from the axle so they don't hit. I don't really feel like denting brand new shocks either.

[ymerej71]

You might check out some of the 4x4 vendors for a pair of shock relocators... I've had to use some before on lifted jeeps to clear the axle tubes. Teraflex sales these relocators but they are built for Jeep shock mounts... not sure if you could make them work on a truck or not without looking at the mounts but most axle mounts look pretty similar. You might check it out to see if it could fix your issue. Here's a link to what I've used in the past...
http://www.teraflex.biz/tj-wrangler-...relocator.html

[76stepsidechevy]

Those are neat, I could probably make up something like that at work. I remember running into the same problem with my jeep back in the day and my buddy said just run em upside down... I relocated the shocks after an axle swap and it rode better...